Overview
- The attack was reported around 2:40 p.m. Friday at a home in the 400 block of Southeast Ninth Court in Hallandale Beach, police said.
- The mother pulled her 14-month-old from the dog during a diaper change and was bitten, leaving both with serious injuries.
- A good Samaritan drove them to a hospital, and the child was later airlifted to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood.
- Police identified the dog as a six-year-old American Bulldog that a family member secured before it was surrendered to Broward County Animal Care and Control.
- Authorities report the child is stable, the dog is in county custody, and the case remains under investigation as relatives and a neighbor said the dog had shown no prior aggression.